Fall 2007 | CURE

October 21, 2009

Cancer survivors may experience chronic pain long after treatment, but support and information resources are available to help.

October 19, 2009

Pain clinics combine a variety of therapeutic approaches to effectively help patients and lower health care costs, but don’t have much support from insurance companies.

September 12, 2007

Questions about the safety of approved drugs has the FDA poised to reform.

September 12, 2007

Strategies for diagnosing and treating sarcomas shift to a more patient-specific approach.

September 12, 2007

Are breast cancer rates dropping because of the HRT decline, or are other factors at work?

September 12, 2007

Helpful tips for finding a certified mammography center near you.

September 12, 2007

Predictive markers help oncologists match patients with the most effective treatments.

September 12, 2007

The old and the new in myeloma therapy give patients more options.

September 12, 2007

As more cancer drugs become self-administered, why aren’t patients taking their medicine?

September 12, 2007

Registries reveal links for cancer that runs in the family.

September 12, 2007

Struggling with the sorrow of anticipatory grief.

September 12, 2007

Readers respond to articles on never-smokers get lung cancer too, cancer & robots, and proton beam therapy, and finding Cure magazine.

September 12, 2007

Researchers and advocates offer explanations for why patients may not take their medicine as directed and suggestions on what can help.

September 12, 2007

Eleven tips to help cancer patients remember to take their medicine as directed.

September 12, 2007

Survivors participating in a family registry, and helping with cancer research, should weigh all emotional and logistical options.

September 12, 2007

Caregivers can encourage the patient to take an active role in decision making at the end of life with these six suggestions.

September 12, 2007

New regulations address what's in a supplement but not if it's safe or effective.

September 12, 2007

How a paddle replaced anger with joy.

September 12, 2007

Maintaining a balance between access to new drugs and protecting consumers.

September 12, 2007

Since the Food and Drug Administration has come under scrutiny to ensure drug safety, CURE asks what it could mean for cancer drug approvals and patients.

September 12, 2007

Patients are encouraged to report an adverse drug reaction to their doctor and the FDA.

September 12, 2007

Fewer sarcoma patients are facing limb amputation with limb-salvaging surgery, but for survivors like Joshua Isaac, physical and emotional rehabilitation can help.

September 12, 2007

Some cancer therapies can increase the risk of secondary cancers such as sarcoma, especially for childhood cancer survivors.

September 12, 2007

The Women’s Health Initiative study suggested that HRT increased the risk of breast cancer, blood clots, and stroke, but it also may lower the risk of colorectal cancer and fractures.

September 12, 2007

Breast cancer survivors look for alternatives to HRT to quell their hot flashes, including antidepressants, antiseizure medications, and integrative therapies.

September 12, 2007

The European Union monitors drug safety in a slightly different fashion than the United States’s Food and Drug Administration.

September 12, 2007

While sarcomas can be divided into soft-tissue or bone sarcomas, there are about 600 different types of sarcomas patients can be diagnosed with.

September 12, 2007

Five years after the results of the Women’s Health Initiative were announced linking combined hormone replacement therapy to an increased risk of breast cancer, research continues on its benefits and risks.

September 12, 2007

Satraplatin's approval review deadline gets pushed back by the FDA and a large clinical trial shows Vidaza extends survival in patients with MDS.

September 12, 2007

A number of diagnostic, prognostic, or predictive tests can help determine the optimal course of treatment by using predictive markers from the patient’s or tumor’s genetic information.

September 12, 2007

Population and personal impacts of hormone replacement therapy.

September 12, 2007

Texas may become the next state to self-fund cancer research.

September 12, 2007

Lance Armstrong, Robin Roberts, and Beverly Sills.

September 12, 2007

The Colon Cancer Alliance hosts the 7th Annual Colorectal Cancer Conference October 12-14, 2008.

September 12, 2007

Delayed diagnosis too common.

September 12, 2007

Tom Butler-Bowdon recounts 50 Spiritual Classics.

September 12, 2007

Cancer survivor parks provide inspirational playground.

September 12, 2007

Why wasn’t Provenge approved?

September 12, 2007

American Cancer Society launches ambitious prevention study.

September 12, 2007

Avatars walk for cancer in Second Life’s virtual relay.

September 12, 2007

JoAn Niceley’s Pink Heart Funds provides hair to cancer patients.

August 15, 2007

Internet resources to help cancer survivors with follow-up care after cancer treatment.

August 15, 2007

Doctors are studying how Botox can be used to help prevent scarring and abnormal scar appearance when injected within a couple of weeks of surgery.

August 15, 2007

Pulsed dye laser treatments treat abnormal and post-mastectomy scars.

August 15, 2007

Medicare part D turned into a financial nightmare for retired New York City civil servant and ovarian cancer survivor.

August 15, 2007

Information and help with medical bills, healthcare costs, drugs and co-payments.

August 15, 2007

Ways survivors can cope with medical cost